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Administrative Services
Auditing
Codes and Standards
Commissioner's Office
Disaster Recovery and Mitigation
Fire Safety
Fiscal
Government Records Council
Historic Trust
Housing and Community Resources
Human Resources
Information Technology
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Urban Enterprise Zone
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101 South Broad Street Trenton, NJ 08625
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Department-Wide (Department of Community Affairs Employees ONLY)
All Departments/Agencies (State Employees with permanent status ONLY)
General Public and/or State Employees
DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR DUTIES
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Under the direction of a Supervising Accountant of the Fiscal Unit within the Division of Housing and Community Resources (DHCR) supervise the fiscal and accounting operations of the Division's $230 million Federal housing assistance program (HAP). Includes review of these operations, fiscal data analysis, and making recommendations for process or system improvement to the Supervising Accountant. Process Analysis and Compliance: Review the accounting and reporting methods of the unit regarding rental assistance vouchers for more than 35,000 households. Financial Statements and Reporting: Closely supervise the work assigned to subordinates involving the preparation of reports in balance with (New Jersey Comprehensive Financial System (NJCFS) and the System for Administering Grants Electronically (SAGE); acquire information from program areas: Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP); Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF); Shelter Plus Care; HOME Partnership; Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA); and State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP); review reports for accuracy and compliance; properly input financials into monthly report for review of the Supervising Accountant. Account Maintenance and Management: Perform and/or supervise the accounting of cash receipt and revenue for HAP. Enter UA and AV documents into the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Electronic Line of Credit System (eLOCs), and Automated Clearing House (ACH) and Cash Receipts (CR) for monthly drawdowns. Monthly Housing Assistance Payments Check-Run: Generate data from the HAPPY Software system; performs other related duties as required.
REQUIREMENTS
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NOTE: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. Seven (7) years of professional accounting or auditing experience, including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional accounting courses which may include courses in municipal and government accounting. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional accounting courses which may include courses in municipal and government accounting; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned experience. OR Possession of a valid certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Registration as a Public Accountant issued by the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned experience. NOTE: "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range of depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices, and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgement and make accurate and informed decisions.
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Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
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A promotable eligible exists within the unit scope
A promotional list exists within the unit scope
An open competitive list exists
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Please have your resume including any required documents (degree, licenses, certification and/or transcripts, letter of interest) and submit you application by the closing date.
Interviews will be granted based on resume
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Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70), also known as the "New Jersey First Act," all public employees are required to obtain principal residence in the State of New Jersey within one (1) year of employment UNLESS OTHERWISE EXEMPTED FROM THE LAW.
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:
The Department of Community Affairs provides many employee benefits, including but not limited to:
• Alternative Workweek Program*
• Telework*
• Deferred Compensation
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Health, Dental, and Life Insurance
• Benefit Leave (Vacation, Sick, Administrative Leave)
• Flexible and Health Spending Accounts
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Pension
* Pursuant to Department policy, procedures and/or guidelines
